Monthly Archives: September 2012

It was exciting to catch my first-ever Canadian salmon yesterday on the River Miramichi. The fish were coloured grilse of 5lb (pictured, before release by my guide Washburn) and 4lb which both took a Dark Horse Templedog plastic tube fished … Continue reading →

The last time I fished with a single-handed rod for salmon was on the River Laggan in Islay, which is where I took this photo of the lodge we stayed at on a trip there with T&S in 2007. Now (tomorrow) … Continue reading →

One of my favourite quotes is Mahatma Gandhi’s: ‘There go my people; I must follow them.’ [I am sure Gandhi used a semi-colon, delivered with his head cocked and a slight shrug..] Now in the past 7 days over 300 … Continue reading →

IT IS hard to beat the River Nith in October. And with six weeks still to go on the Dumfriesshire river renowned for its late-running silver fish – and its big fish – mid-October is about the best time to … Continue reading →

I took this view looking up New Pool (R Gaula) last week while my fishing partner David Hopley kindly waited in the car with the hazard lights flashing! It’s a shot taken from an aerial angle in the film Gaula … Continue reading →

Varzuga (2011) fishing buddy Craig P joined me on the Gaula last month for a week. Although, thanks to a ‘one-in-ten-years’ scenario of high, cold water and a bias in runs towards the lower river and earlier weeks of the season, … Continue reading →